During the Golden Holiday Period, 930,000 Passengers Nationwide at Airports... Jeju 400,000 · Gimpo 300,000
On the 29th, ahead of the golden holiday, the domestic terminal at Gimpo Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, is bustling with passengers. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Je-hoon] During the golden holiday period in May, the number of passengers at 14 airports nationwide (excluding Incheon International Airport) exceeded 900,000. In particular, about 400,000 passengers, accounting for approximately 40% of the total, gathered at Jeju Airport.
According to the Korea Airports Corporation on the 6th, the total number of passengers using airports nationwide from April 29 to May 5, based on combined departures and arrivals, was counted at 925,564. The total number of flights during the same period also reached 7,166.
By date, April 30, Buddha's Birthday, saw the highest number of passengers with 1,064 flights and 150,744 passengers. Other busy days were May 3 (146,116 passengers) and April 29 (144,500 passengers), respectively.
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By airport, Jeju Airport had the highest number of passengers at 401,640. It was followed by Gimpo Airport (298,121 passengers) and Gimhae Airport (93,099 passengers).
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